Burnley forward Andre Gray has been given a four-match ban for comments made on social media.
The 25-year-old had been charged by the Football Association for bringing the game into disrepute over homophobic posts he made on Twitter in 2012.
Following an Independent Regulatory Commission hearing on Thursday, Gray was also fined £25,000, warned as to his future conduct and ordered to attend an FA education course.
All professional footballers are advised by the PFA and warned by their clubs about the dangers of social media and engaging in ludicrous banter online.
The football authorities hope this will be a lesson to all. For Gray, it has come too late. Shame it took the FA so long to bring him to book.
Source: PA
